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Al-Baqarah 234

Ayah 234 of 286 · Medinan

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوۡنَ مِنكُمۡ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزۡوَٰجٗا يَتَرَبَّصۡنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ أَرۡبَعَةَ أَشۡهُرٖ وَعَشۡرٗاۖ فَإِذَا بَلَغۡنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فِيمَا فَعَلۡنَ فِيٓ أَنفُسِهِنَّ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٞ ٢٣٤

And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten [days]. And when they have fulfilled their term, then there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in an acceptable manner.1 And Allāh is [fully] Aware of what you do.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 They may remarry if they wish.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whowa-alladhīna
  2. يُتَوَفَّوۡنَpass awayyutawaffawna
  3. مِنكُمۡamong youminkum
  4. وَيَذَرُونَand leave behindwayadharūna
  5. أَزۡوَٰجٗاwivesazwājan
  6. يَتَرَبَّصۡنَ(the widows) should waityatarabbaṣna
  7. بِأَنفُسِهِنَّfor themselvesbi-anfusihinna
  8. أَرۡبَعَةَ(for) fourarbaʿata
  9. أَشۡهُرٖmonthsashhurin
  10. وَعَشۡرٗاۖand ten (days)waʿashran
  11. فَإِذَاThen whenfa-idhā
  12. بَلَغۡنَthey reachbalaghna
  13. أَجَلَهُنَّtheir (specified) termajalahunna
  14. فَلَاthen (there is) nofalā
  15. جُنَاحَblamejunāḥa
  16. عَلَيۡكُمۡupon youʿalaykum
  17. فِيمَاfor whatfīmā
  18. فَعَلۡنَthey dofaʿalna
  19. فِيٓconcerningfī
  20. أَنفُسِهِنَّthemselvesanfusihinna
  21. بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۗin a fair mannerbil-maʿrūfi
  22. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  23. بِمَاof whatbimā
  24. تَعۡمَلُونَyou dotaʿmalūna
  25. خَبِيرٞ(is) All-Awarekhabīrun

Tafsir

When someone passes away and leaves behind a wife who is not pregnant, it is the duty of such a woman to wait for a period of four months and ten days, in which she must not leave the husband’s home, beautify herself or get married. Once this period ends, there is no blame on their guardians if these women do these actions, which were previously prohibited during the waiting period, as long as it is done in a manner acceptable to society and the sacred law. Allah is well aware of what you do. None of your private or public actions are concealed from Him; and He will reward you for them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran